Castlevania movie drops whip for sword [Joystiq]

[TonyTheTiger]

Actually, I would prefer him on the big screen. It'd be hilarious...and he used a whip!

I agree. In fact, Captain N's Simon was really really awesome. And, if you think about it, is a breath of fresh air from the traditional dark brooding tough guy vampire hunter. Simon in Captain N is more like the constantly improvising Indiana Jones where at any given moment he thinks "Holy shit, I'm gonna die."

And you better believe that if I were directing a Castlevania movie, there'd be at least one point where Simon pulls out a mirror and admires himself. I would just have to do it.

Come to think of it, when I think of what Simon's personality should be like, I think Captain N. Mainly because when I think of every other Belmont I think of the steadfast tough guy. Simon as an arrogant, slightly cowardly, and somewhat bumbling vampire hunter of all things provides a nice divergence from the norm.